Democracy in the Time of Mbeki

In line with common efforts to measure the state of democracy in countries around the world this study documents the results of a 'democratic audit' of South Africa. The survey was carried out by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) an independent non-profit organisation promoting democracy governance sustainability and social justice in South Africa. Some of the indicators used are: participation elections accountability transparency equality: socio-economic civil and political rights; and human dignity. The statistical data is interspersed with a series of conceptual essays on democracy in relation to debate business capital media women foreign policy globalisation accountability and citizenship.